nonconsensual
adjective
non·con·sen·su·al
ˌnän-kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 
-shəl,
-shü-əl
: not agreed to by one or more of the people involved : not consensual
nonconsensual sex
nonconsensually
adverb
… I pointed out that it's always painful and infuriating when people are nonconsensually manipulated into humiliating themselves to make someone else's point …
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Studies conducted by cybersecurity companies Deeptrace and Sensity AI have found that more than 90% of deepfakes found online are nonconsensual pornography, the majority of which target women.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
In my imagination, the energy of the people and the land whose nonconsensual labor fuels AI are asserting agency as an antagonistic force against the very people and companies that enable their exploitation.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
The desire to avoid nonconsensual touch can, in other words, make one sick.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
For instance, these images could be used to deceive people or spin up nonconsensual deepfakes of individuals.
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Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
In my imagination, the energy of the people and the land whose nonconsensual labor fuels AI are asserting agency as an antagonistic force against the very people and companies that enable their exploitation.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
The desire to avoid nonconsensual touch can, in other words, make one sick.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
For instance, these images could be used to deceive people or spin up nonconsensual deepfakes of individuals.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonconsensual
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“Nonconsensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsensual. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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